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unto

Meaning of “unto”

Marks the person, place, thing, condition, purpose, standard, or limit toward which speech, action, motion, relation, comparison, or progress is directed: to or toward; in a phrase that states an endpoint, up to, as far as, or until that endpoint.

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8,998 occurrences7,361 verses66 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:9

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Genesis 4:7
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 4:7 · retained source text

If thou doe well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sinne lieth at the doore: And vnto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule ouer him.

1611 marginal noteOr, haue the excellencie?

1611 marginal noteOr, subiect vnto thee.

Genesis 4:9
¶ And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 4:9 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD said vnto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And hee said, I know not: Am I my brothers keeper?

Genesis 4:10
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 4:10 · retained source text

And he said, What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me, from the ground.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bloods

Genesis 4:12
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 4:12 · retained source text

When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yeeld vnto thee her strength: A fugitiue and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

Genesis 4:13
And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 4:13 · retained source text

And Cain said vnto the LORD, My punishment is greater, then I can beare.

1611 marginal noteOr, my iniquitie is greater, then that it may be forgiuen.

Genesis 4:15
And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 4:15 · retained source text

And the LORD said vnto him, Therefore whosoeuer slayeth Cain, vengeance shalbe taken on him seuen fold. And the LORD set a marke vpon Cain, lest any finding him, should kill him.

Genesis 4:18
And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 4:18 · retained source text

And vnto Enoch was borne Irad: and Irad begate Mehuiael, and Mehuiael begate Methusael, and Methusael begate Lamech.

1611 marginal noteHebr. Lemech.

Genesis 4:19
¶ And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 4:19 · retained source text

¶ And Lamech tooke vnto him two wiues: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

Genesis 4:23
And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 4:23 · retained source text

And Lamech sayd vnto his wiues, Adah and Zillah, Heare my voyce, yee wiues of Lamech, hearken vnto my speech: for I haue slaine a man to my wounding, and a yong man to my hurt.

1611 marginal noteOr, I would slay a man in my wound, &c.

1611 marginal noteOr, in my hurt.

Genesis 6:1
AND it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 6:1 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were borne vnto them:

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Where “unto” appears

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Genesis598 occurrences
480 verses
Exodus448 occurrences
342 verses
Leviticus359 occurrences
278 verses
Numbers499 occurrences
389 verses
Deuteronomy452 occurrences
329 verses
Joshua294 occurrences
232 verses
Judges324 occurrences
252 verses
Ruth47 occurrences
37 verses
1 Samuel308 occurrences
243 verses
2 Samuel268 occurrences
210 verses
1 Kings280 occurrences
221 verses
2 Kings189 occurrences
162 verses
1 Chronicles109 occurrences
95 verses
2 Chronicles169 occurrences
151 verses
Ezra90 occurrences
70 verses
Nehemiah126 occurrences
100 verses
Esther80 occurrences
61 verses
Job100 occurrences
93 verses
Psalms391 occurrences
337 verses
Proverbs62 occurrences
57 verses
Ecclesiastes14 occurrences
14 verses
Song of Solomon4 occurrences
4 verses
Isaiah212 occurrences
182 verses
Jeremiah431 occurrences
355 verses
Lamentations18 occurrences
16 verses
Ezekiel342 occurrences
301 verses
Daniel93 occurrences
71 verses
Hosea45 occurrences
39 verses
Joel6 occurrences
6 verses
Amos29 occurrences
25 verses
Obadiah2 occurrences
2 verses
Jonah30 occurrences
24 verses
Micah26 occurrences
22 verses
Nahum1 occurrence
1 verse
Habakkuk14 occurrences
12 verses
Zephaniah3 occurrences
3 verses
Haggai4 occurrences
4 verses
Zechariah69 occurrences
59 verses
Malachi15 occurrences
13 verses
Matthew435 occurrences
366 verses
Mark257 occurrences
216 verses
Luke400 occurrences
350 verses
John377 occurrences
312 verses
Acts309 occurrences
261 verses
Romans82 occurrences
70 verses
1 Corinthians81 occurrences
70 verses
2 Corinthians46 occurrences
38 verses
Galatians30 occurrences
24 verses
Ephesians37 occurrences
34 verses
Philippians19 occurrences
17 verses
Colossians19 occurrences
18 verses
1 Thessalonians24 occurrences
19 verses
2 Thessalonians4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Timothy14 occurrences
12 verses
2 Timothy21 occurrences
18 verses
Titus11 occurrences
9 verses
Philemon6 occurrences
6 verses
Hebrews55 occurrences
49 verses
James7 occurrences
7 verses
1 Peter33 occurrences
25 verses
2 Peter18 occurrences
16 verses
1 John22 occurrences
16 verses
2 John5 occurrences
4 verses
3 John3 occurrences
3 verses
Jude8 occurrences
6 verses
Revelation124 occurrences
99 verses

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